Key Active Components
The compounds behind the effects.
Hypericin
Hyperforin
Flavonoids
Traditionally Used For
Common ailments addressed by this herb.
Depression
Anxiety
SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
Nerve Pain
St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
History & Traditional Use
Named after John the Baptist, as it blooms around his feast day, St. John's Wort has been used since ancient Greece. It was traditionally used to 'drive out demons,' which is now interpreted as treating depression and anxiety. It was also applied topically to heal wounds and burns.
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